Substance Use Prevention Resources
Marijuana Information
Today’s
Marijuana:
Effect on the brain & body,
teen use and conversation tips.
High Potency
THC Marijuana:
What it is, teen use and
conversation tips for parents.
27.8%
of students reported ever
using marijuana at least one or more times in their life*
4.9%
of students reported
trying marijuana prior to the
age of thirteen*
15.8%
of students reported current marijuana use (using at least once in the last thirty days prior to taking the survey)*
6.5%
of students reported ever using
synthetic marijuana at least one or more
times in their life*
7.2%
of eighth graders reported
ever using marijuana at
least once in their life**
*According to 2021 data from the CDC’s YRBS
**According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s 2024 Monitoring the Future survey
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Vaping Information
Vaping:
Effect on the brain & body,
teen use and conversation tips.
36.2%
of students reported ever using an electronic vapor product (i.e. electronic cigarettes, vaping pens, e-hookahs, and hookah pens) at least once in their life *
18%
of students reported using an
electronic vapor product on at least
one day during the thirty days
before taking the survey*
7.3%
of students reported using an electronic vapor product on twenty or more days during the thirty days before taking the survey*
5%
of students reported using an electronic
vapor product on twenty or more days during
the thirty days before taking the survey*
20.5%
of middle school-aged
students have tried
vaping at least once**
*According to 2021 data from the CDC’s YRBS
**According to Monitoring the Future 2022
Alcohol Information
Alcohol & Teens:
Effect on the brain & body,
teen use and conversation tips.
48.7%
of students (12th grade)
reported ever drinking alcohol
at least once in their life**
23.1%
of eighth graders reported ever
drinking alcohol at least once
in their life**
23%
of high school students reported current alcohol use (at least one alcoholic drink in the last 30 days prior to taking the survey)*
10.5%
of high school students had had four or more drinks of alcohol in a row if they were female or five or more drinks of alcohol in a row if they were male within a couple of hours on at least one day during the thirty days prior to taking the survey (qualifying criteria for measuring binge drinking)*
15%
of students reported having their first drink (more than a couple of sips) of alcohol prior to thirteen years of age*
*According to 2021 data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)
** According to 2024 data from Monitoring the Future
Opioid & Illicit Drug Information
Fentanyl:
What is it? How are young people getting it?
Conversation tips and
what parents can do.
Opioid &
Prescription Drugs:
Effect on the brain & body,
teen use and conversation tips.
1.3%
of students reported
ever using heroin one or
more times during
their life*
1.8%
of students reported ever using any form of methamphetamines one or more times during their life*
1.4%
of students reported ever using a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body one or more times during their life*
2.5%
of students reported ever
using any form of cocaine
one or more times
during their life*
2.9%
of students reported ever using any form of ecstasy (i.e. Molly and MDMA) one or more times during their life*
6.5%
of students reported ever using any form of ecstasy (i.e. Molly and MDMA) one or more times during their life*
12.2%
of students reported taking a prescription pain medication (i.e. OxyContin and Vicodin) without a doctor’s prescription or taking it differently than instructed one or more times during their life *
13.9%
of students reported being offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property during the 12 months before taking the survey*
General Drug Information
Substance Use & the
Teen Brain:
Teen brain development & substance use, teen use trends and prevention tips.
11.2%
of all overdose-related deaths
occurred in individuals aged less
than 24 years in the US*
Opioids
In 2022 fentanyl was the underlying
cause of nearly 70% of drug
overdose deaths*
20%
death for people age 15-24
can be attributed to
drug overdose**
*According to the Centers for Disease Control
**According to SAMHSA